Welcome to the monthly challenge. October is here and so is Fall. This challenge is a fun way to keep track of your monthly weight loss while gaining and giving support to other bandsters.

Copy and post the template below and fill in the information that you are comfortable sharing on October 1st then come back every Tuesday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Thursday October 31st and post your updated weight. I will keep track of the weights to get a table listing everyone's results on the following weekend.

Good luck to everyone and remember this isn't a contest it's a challenge and you are a winner no matter how much you lose. The first three items are required all others are recommended, but the last one is the most fun. If you are new to our monthly challenge please leave a short introduction.

Name, real or screen~

Goal weight for October 31st~

Weight on October 1st~

Age~

City/State~

Dietary goal for October~

Exercise goal for October~

Personal goal for October~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ Favorite Halloween Activity~

Check-in - 209.5

Name, real or screen ~ LessLee - just call me Lee if you want

Goal weight for October 31st ~ 205

Weight on October 1st ~ 211.6 (I weigh Fridays)

Age ~ 37

City/Province ~ Ottawa/Ontario, Canada

Dietary goal for October ~ Get in 8+ cups of water on weekends & stay focused/track more on weekends.

Exercise goal for October ~ Add Strength Training (arms) 2x/week (started today), continue Yoga practice at home to improve in class, finish C25K week 4&5 - so far done and finished C25K Week 4&5!

Personal goal for October ~ Finances and budget for xmas shopping.

Date banded ~ June 21st, 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 32 lbs

Favorite Halloween Activity ~ I used to like dressing up, think I will this year when I take my daughter out!

Check in today- 184! 7 lbs down!!

Woot woot

Name' date=' real or screen~ Stacy Goal weight for October 31st~ 180-185 Weight on October 1st~ 191 Age~ 30 City/State~ kentucky Dietary goal for October~ More water Exercise goal for October~ 3-4 days week Personal goal for October~ Smaller size Date banded~ 11-30-2007 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 50 lbs Favorite Halloween Activity~ haunted houses!![/quote']

191. Seeing my dr tomorrow maybe I need a tweak. I'm hovering and not going lower.

Name' date=' real or screen~ Carrie Goal weight for October 31st~ 250 Weight on October 1st~ 267 Age~ 27 City/State~ Wyoming Dietary goal for October~ Get all my water Exercise goal for October~ Only a few day post op so just walk everyday Goal for October~ learn how to use my band Date banded~ September 27,2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 9.5 Favorite Halloween Activity~ Decorating my house for fall[/quote']

Checking in at 254.4. 5 lbs to go!

Checking in, hanging at 223.....going up and down. So sad wishing for a month that I make goal. Wanting the green zone.

10/1

Name, real or screen~ David Pelletier

Goal weight for October 31st~ 220

Weight on October 1st~ 229.6

Age~ 34

City/State~ Flemington, NJ

Dietary goal for October~ Keep at it.

Exercise goal for October~ 5 times a week

Personal goal for October~ Spend some times with my son before the twins arrive.

Date banded~ 8/6/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ pre-op:31, post-op:35

10/8

Checking in at 229.6. Was an up and down week.

Doing well on all three goals as well!

10/15

227 this AM

~David.

Nearly 75lbs gone!

Challenge October Autumn Challenge.xls

Name' date=' real or screen~ Allie Goal weight for October 31st~ 285 Weight on October 1st~ 297 Age~ 23 City/State~ Texarkana, TX Dietary goal for October~ Follow the Post-OP diet faithfully, because I definitely don't want to hurt myself! Exercise goal for October~ Walk, heal, swim again by the end of it! (Indoor, Olympic pool at my school) Personal goal for October~ Heal, heal, heal! Date banded~ October 2, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 41lbs since July 2nd, when I started dieting to prepare for LAP-Band. Favorite Halloween Activity~ EVERYTHING! But if I had to pick on, DRESS UP! <3 Costumes are so fun!! <3 [/quote']

286 today!! My official weigh-in at my post-op appt. I started this process on July 2nd at 336! I'm now at 286!! 50 lbs lost!! <3 I also bought my Halloween costume today! This is the first time I've ever fit in a plus sized women's costume!! I'm squeezing into a sailor girl costume and next year I'll do the same thing because October will be my bandiversary, so I wanted before/after to be Halloween costumes. I chose a sailor girl because my grandfather, who passed away a year ago, is a navy veteran, and he was always encouraging me to lose weight.

Checking in at 137

Checking in at 136

Checking in at 221.6....down 5lbs :-)

171.2

Five more pounds to go..

I know i'm late but I'm checking in@266lbs

That's(-.5lbs) from last wk & (-2lbs) for the month

Name' date=' real or screen~ Lauren Goal weight for October 31st~ 245 Weight on October 1st~ 267.6 (I only weigh Mondays so I'm gonna go with my Sept 30th weight) Age~ 24 City/State~ Sacramento,CA Dietary goal for October~ 70-80 grams of a Protein a day Exercise goal for October~ Walk 30 min at least 4x/week Personal goal for October~ Stay positive if weight loss slows down Date banded~ 9/17/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 19lbs since banding. (No pre-op diet) Favorite Halloween Activity~ Handing out candy to the adorable kids![/quote']

WOOOOPS. I thought check in was the end of the month lol.

Currently at 261.2 so a loss of 6.4 so far!

I don't think I will get down to 245 by Oct 31st, that wasn't realistic. I'm hoping to be at 258

Name, real or screen~ Missy

Goal weight for October 31st~ 189

Weight on October 1st~ 193

Age~ 40

City/State~ Michigan

Dietary goal for October~ Eat more veggies

Exercise goal for October~ Walk more

Personal goal for October~ start Christmas shopping

Date banded~ January 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 228 pounds

Favorite Halloween Activity~ avoiding it, I don't like Halloween

Totally forgot to check in Friday!

I'm at 190 pounds